Youse fancy pants, all a youse

In light of a few high profile player-ump confrontations this year you’d think that we’re reaching some sort of boiling point in white-gray-blue relations, but that’s simply not the case:

From 2002 to 2005, at least 100 ballplayers per season were tossed out of games by umpires. After a slight decrease the past three years, ejections have dropped by a staggering 30% this season. Through Sunday’s games, only 62 players had been sent to the locker room for an early shower.